Social identity, organizational identity and corporate identity: Towards an integrated understanding of processes, patternings and products

British Journal of Management

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Cornelissen, Joep P ^a   Haslam, S Alexander ^b   Balmer, John M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33847390284     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2007.00522.x     Document Type: Review

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